What color is #70673F?

#70673F is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70673F?

The RGB value is 112, 103, 63: 112 red, 103 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70673F?

The complementary color is #3F4870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70673F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70673F color

#70673F rgb(112, 103, 63)

Shades of brown

The hex color #70673F is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 40.4% green and 24.7% blue (112, 103, 63).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 28% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 44% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Beat Around the Bush (#6E6A44), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#70673F color codes

HEX	`#70673F`
RGB	`rgb(112, 103, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 40.4%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 28%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 44%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 44%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.51, -2.73, 23.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.51, 23.99, 96.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.43, 13.505, 6.654)`
Decimal	`7366463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70673F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #70673F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70673F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #70673F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70673f; }
.text { color: #70673f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70673f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 103 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70673f, #61703f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #70673F?: #70673F is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70673F?: The RGB value is 112, 103, 63: 112 red, 103 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70673F?: The complementary color is #3F4870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70673F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.